Columnist insults motorcycle riders

Columnist Paul Carpenter could not be further from the truth when it comes to loud pipes on motorcycles. I can say firsthand that, while riding down the road and having some cellphone/texting driver drifting into my lane, I can avoid being driven off the road with a flick of my wrist on the throttle to get the distracted driver's attention. Then I no longer have a car drifting into my lane — or myself.

It's funny that when we motorcycle riders give back to the community with the many charity runs we participate in that no one seems to complain about loud pipes. Carpenter should find another subject to beat down, and he should stop stereotyping bikers by stating we all put loud pipes on our bikes just to make us look more manly. It really is an insult to all who ride.